Deborah Milano Glossissimo

You know how drugstore glosses usually sport a boring tube or even worse – a kitchy one you feel embarrassed to pull out of your bag in public? This one is by no means a hi-tech one and it is quite simple to begin with but somehow it looks pretty nice. The silvery colored cap and lettering match so it doesn‘t look too teen-like. This one is plastic but doesn‘t look cheap. However, I cannot shake the feeling that the younger crowd certainly will appreciate it more than mature ladies. I can imagine that I would go for something even more minimalistic as years creep by. Glossissimo range consists of a total of 18 shades so that definitely is a nice array. However, I have found only 8 or eventually 9 shades available in Bosnian drugstores (I think the situation is similar in Croatia and Serbia).

First shade that caught my eye was the pretty fuchsia one – Glossissimo 06*. If you like cool fuchsia shades on your lips but simply don’t find the courage or the opportunity to rock a bold lip than these are a perfect way to inject some color into your every day look (without overdoing it). It contains such teensy golden flecks of shimmer which I did not even notice during the first few days of use. It basically looks like a creamy fuchsia lip balm. This shade has a terrific pigmentation when swatched on a hand but my lips do take it down a notch. My lips are naturally red and most lipglosses look simply clear on them. I do get a nice pinky, fuchsia tinge and I love the fruity scent. Not overbearing but still there. It doesn’t make my lips dry and it feels like a lip balm. Even when the color goes away, lips are nicely soft. It doesn’t get into fine lines of the lips and is quite forgiving if lips are a bit chapped. The formula is also enriched with the moisturising, anti-oxidant and anti-free radicals properties of Fruit of the Forest DH Complex, which forms a soft protective film over the lips that shields them from harmful UV radiation. The applicator is the standard spongey one.

Second shade I have tested is the Glossissimo 02*. This is a very cute, milky pinky-nude shade and I am wearing it today for work. It is appropriate for everything actually. From a natural nude look to the smokey-eye – it fits everything. You cannot go wrong with this one. Again, I thought that it was completely shimmer-free but during futher inspection, I have realised how it contains traces of tiny shimmer. It is so irrelevant that I was convinced for the longest time how it is shimmer-free. I am so over shimmer on my lips and I love that even though these Glossissimos technically seem to contain small amounts of it – it simply does not translate on the lips. Especially the lighter shade seems like it is glitter-free and just of a creamy texture. The only negative thing I noticed while looking at swatches of this lighter shade is that it seeps into fine lines of my lips. Dryness of my lips obviously took its toll on this creamy pinky-nude hue. I would say that this might be a bit off-putting for some.

The fruity scent is something I personally don’t mind but I do think that if these were scent-free it would make them seem more grown-up. They last the average 2 hours on my lips – one hour with the color on and the second hour I am left with a balmy coating. These have the minimal sticky factor and are very pleasant to use. Overall, these are actually great drugstore lip glosses. Probably targeted to a slightly younger audience due to the packaging and the fruity scent. Perhaps the mostly shimmer-free appearance can make them appealing to more mature ladies out there? If you can get your hands on the reddy hues, I definitely would also try those out. Are you more of a lipstick or a lip gloss kind of gal?